Bank of Baroda Uganda (BOBU) bounced back to activity with sh48m in turnover. Baroda traded at an average of sh195 per share.

The British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) counter has seen the single biggest rise in activity from last week. By close of business on Tuesday, 2,540 shares had been sold for a lower share price of sh2,065, from sh2,095 last week, making sh5.2m for investors.

There are probably very few investments that can be classified as safe and risk free. This is what makes investing in government securities (Treasury Bills and Bonds) a very attractive prospect, especially for conservative investors.

Stocks/shares/equities are a “slice” of the share capital of a company - offered to the public. A stock exchange works by connecting buyers and sellers of a public company’s equities.

British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU)’s impressive performance for the year ended 2011 did not immediately stir activity on the company’s counter at the stock market on Tuesday.

Investors who had put money in the recently folded unit trust funds will have more in¬vestment options in the near future.

Only one company, Bank of Baroda sold shares on Tuesday, one of the lowest trading sessions since the year began.

This year, the bourse experienced marked decline in overall market activity, although there were major corporate actions on the Uganda Securities Exchange.

The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is urging all shareholders on the stock market to open electronic accounts, which is now mandatory for anybody to trade on the bourse.

AHEAD of its annual general meeting Thursday November 17, New Vision made major gains on the Uganda Securities Exchange selling 500,000 shares.